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KaribuKit

Software for lodges, camps & tour operators in Kenya

Run your lodge
by asking.

Bookings, bills and guests in one place. Just ask Ranger, your AI assistant.

See Ranger at work. Ask it things like: Who’s arriving tomorrow? Move Emily to Tent 4. What does Room 2 still owe?
Book a demoAsk us on WhatsApp

One flat monthly fee. We take no cut of your bookings.

Live
Calendar
March 12–18, 2026
Mon12
Tue13
Wed14
Thu15
Fri16
Sat17
Sun18
Luxury Tent 1
Safari Tent
Van Der Merwe · 3 nights
Sarah J.
Luxury Tent 2
Safari Tent
Okonkwo Family
Savanna Suite
Premium
The Thompson Family · 4 pax
Riverside Cottage
Cottage
Baxter
Pierre L.
Chen · Anniversary
Bush Cottage
Cottage
Harrington Grp.
Mwangi Family
87%91%
Occupancy
$312
ADR
4
Arrivals today
New booking · Booking.com
Baxter · Riverside Cottage · arriving today
Rooms swapped
Chen → Bush Cottage · Mwangi → Riverside
BaxterConfirmedIn-house
Booking.com · 4419283712
Mon 12 – Wed 14 Mar
2 nights · 2 adults
$760
Balance due
Check InCheck Out
Room
Riverside Cottage · Cottage
Folio
Room · 2 nights$760
Balance due$760
Why we built it

We built this for our own lodge first.

KaribuKit runs Mara Hilltop, our lodge in the Maasai Mara — live since March 2026, with real Booking.com and Expedia bookings and every invoice filed to KRA through eTIMS. We're not selling anything we don't run ourselves, every day.

1,000+

bookings run on KaribuKit at Mara Hilltop since March 2026

NJ Singh
Founder, KaribuKit · Owner-operator, Mara Hilltop
Aerial view of Mara Hilltop, our lodge in the Maasai Mara
Mara Hilltop · Maasai Mara

Made for lodges, hotels and tour operators.

One platform, set up around how your business runs.

Not sure which fits? Talk to us

Lodges & hotels

Reservations, your own booking website, Booking.com and Expedia sync, and eTIMS invoicing in one place.

KaribuKit for lodges and hotels

Tour operators

Itineraries, supplier confirmations and client payments, together in one trip file.

KaribuKit for tour operators

Straightforward software. A team you can reach.

No booking commission

One flat subscription, with no KaribuKit commission on your bookings. OTA and payment-provider fees are separate.

Booking.com and Expedia in sync

Rates and rooms update on every channel by themselves. A room sold on one closes on the others.

KRA invoicing built in

Create and submit lodge invoices to KRA through eTIMS, within your existing billing workflow.

Support on WhatsApp

Message us the way you message everyone else. A real person, usually the same day.

Ranger on your phone · for managers and front desk

Just say it. Ranger does the work.

Talk to Ranger the way you’d brief a colleague. It handles the bookings, bills and guest requests that used to mean three screens and a calculator.

07:42
RangerNew chat
Tap to speak

Add a night game drive for the Millers tomorrow, two people.

Message Ranger…

Speak, type or snap a photo of a receipt. Ranger knows your rooms, guests and prices.

It pulls up the booking, works out the price and lines up the change.

One tap and it’s on the bill. Nothing changes until someone on your team says yes.

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KaribuKit in 72 seconds.

Why teams switch

One system for every booking, every guest and every bill.

Direct bookings

Your own booking website. Every shilling stays with you.

Guests pick their dates and a room on a site built from your photos, rooms and rates. We design it, host it and keep it current, and KaribuKit never takes a cut.

See it in a demo

  • 24/7

    Ranger answers guests on your site

  • Auto

    deposit link in direct-booking confirmations

  • Live

    rooms and rates from your own calendar

savannacrestcamp.com
Savanna CrestStayExperiencesContactBook now
Maasai Mara · Kenya
Wake up on the edge of the Mara.
Check in
Add dateThu 12 Mar
Check out
Add dateSun 15 Mar
Guests
2 adults
Check availability
Our rooms3 rooms free · 12–15 Mar3 nights · 2 adults
Luxury Tent
Private deck · Sleeps 2
Choose dates$420 /nightBook
Savanna Suite
Raised deck · Sleeps 4
Choose dates$560 /nightBook
Riverside Cottage
Veranda · Sleeps 2
Choose dates$380 /nightBook
March 2026
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Choose your check-in date3 nights · Thu 12 – Sun 15 Mar
Booking confirmed
Luxury Tent · 12–15 Mar · 3 nights
Booked direct, no commission$1,260

Front desk

Every booking, from every channel, on one calendar.

Website, Booking.com and Expedia bookings land in one place, and availability updates on every channel by itself. No more checking three extranets before you confirm a room.

See it in a demo

  • 2,000+

    channels through Su

  • KRA

    eTIMS invoices built in

  • Auto

    availability sync to every channel

KaribuKitSavanna CrestThu 12 Mar
TodayAll channels in syncAvailability updated everywhere
Arrivals
34
Departures
2
In-house
9
Occupancy
75%81%
This week12131415161718
Luxury Tent 1
Mwangi family
Luxury Tent 2
Sarah & James
Savanna Suite
Thompson family
Riverside Cottage
Baxter · Booking.com
Bush Cottage
Okonkwo
Arriving today
Mwangi family · Luxury Tent 1Arriving 14:00Checked in
Baxter · Riverside CottageArriving 16:00
New booking · Booking.com
Baxter · Riverside Cottage · 12–14 Mar

Guest requests

Guests ask. Your team confirms. It’s on the bill.

Guests scan the code in their room and ask Ranger for drinks, activities or a transfer. Reception confirms with one tap, and the charge goes straight to the folio.

See it in a demo

  • 1 scan

    from the room to Ranger

  • 1 tap

    for reception to confirm

  • Live

    on the guest’s bill

RRangerSavanna Crest · Luxury Tent 1
Could we do the balloon safari on Friday?
Yes please!
Done. I've sent it to reception to confirm.
Confirmed by reception
Hot air balloon · Fri 13 Mar · 2 guests
$900 added to your bill
Message Ranger…
Guest requests1 new
No open requests

For your guests

One AI host for the whole stay. Your team in the loop.

From the first question on your website to the final bill, Ranger looks after guests for you. Your team sees every conversation and can step in at any point.

  1. 1

    First question

    Answers questions on your website at any hour, from your own lodge information, and quotes your direct price.

    Your team

    Gets every lead with the whole conversation.

  2. 2

    Booking

    Holds the room the guest picks and sends a deposit link.

    Your team

    Sees the booking land on the calendar.

  3. 3

    Before arrival

    The confirmation brings the booking details, the deposit link and a direct line to Ranger.

    Your team

    Sees every question the guest asks.

  4. 4

    In the room

    Guests scan the code in their room to order drinks, book a balloon safari or ask for a transfer.

    Your team

    Reception confirms with one tap.

  5. 5

    Checkout

    Every extra is already on the bill, so the invoice is ready when the guest is.

    Your team

    Settles up and says goodbye.

AI-native from day one

Ready for how people book next.

Travellers are starting to plan trips with AI assistants, and your team already uses them at work. KaribuKit works inside both, so nobody has to leave their AI to run the property.

Run your lodge from ChatGPT or Claude.

Connect KaribuKit to the AI app you already use and sign in once. Check arrivals, quote a stay or record a payment, right there in the chat.

Works in ChatGPTWorks in Claude

AI assistants can book you direct.

When a traveller asks an AI assistant for a lodge in the Mara, it can check your rooms, quote your direct price and hold a room with a deposit link. No booking commission, and your team sees every booking.

No commissionYour direct price

For tour operators

You create the journey.
Keep every detail together.

From the first enquiry to the last transfer, bring your proposals, itineraries and trip finances into one place.

  • Plan the whole journey

    Stays, transfers and activities, organised day by day.

  • Keep the details connected

    Supplier confirmations, client payments and vendor balances in view.

  • Give guests a clear itinerary

    Share the journey with everything they need for the trip ahead.

See how it fits your tour business
Sunset over the open plains of the Maasai Mara
NairobiMaasai Mara
KaribuKit

Every day of the journey, connected.

Onboarding

A guided setup. A confident first day.

1

Tell us how you work

Share your lodge or tour business, your current tools and what your team needs.

2

Set up your workspace

We help configure your rooms or trip workflows, bring in your details and plan the switch.

3

Get your team comfortable

Walk through real bookings or trips together. For lodges, we also help connect your OTA channels.

Before we meet.

A few things lodge owners and tour teams ask before getting started. Still unsure? Just ask us.

No. One flat monthly price covers everything, and your direct bookings are 100% yours with no commission and no revenue share. The OTAs still charge their own commission on OTA bookings; we just never add ours on top.

Yes. Tour operators can manage enquiries, create proposals and day-by-day itineraries, track supplier confirmations, and keep client payments and vendor balances together. In your demo, we walk through the workflow that fits your business.

It's live. We run our own lodge, Mara Hilltop in the Maasai Mara, on KaribuKit. Real OTA bookings and real KRA invoices, every day since March 2026.

Lodge invoicing includes eTIMS submission to KRA, so your team can manage invoices within the billing workflow.

No. Booking.com is a sales channel; KaribuKit is where your team manages operations. Lodges can connect OTA channels through Su and take direct bookings through their own website. Your guest relationships and booking data stay yours.

NJ Singh, a Mara lodge owner who got tired of foreign software that didn't fit and built his own. He runs it on his own lodge in the Mara today.

See how KaribuKit fits your business.

Walk through the lodge or tour operator workflow with us. Bring your questions; we'll talk through the right setup for your team.

Prefer to chat first? Message us on WhatsApp.

Or email nj@karibukit.com